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Winnebago County Public Health to offerfl u clinic Beginning October 20, Win-nebago County Public Health will offer a fl u clinic every afternoon at the offi ce in Forest City from 1-4 p.m. There will also be a fl u clinic on Wednesday, October 22 at the Bison Senior Center in Buffalo Center from 10-11 a.m. For more information, call 641-585-4763.

Heartwarmer’s Quilt Guild offers classes Heartwarmer’s Quilt Guild will offer Beginning Quilting classes starting Tuesday, October 21 from 6-8 p.m. The class fee is $5 per ses-sion, and sessions will be offered weekly for approximately four to six weeks. For more information and a supply list, contact Eleanor Willard at 641-562-2115 or Lynn Hassebroek at 515-341-0046.

Blood drive next week at North Iowa The North Iowa High School Blood Drive will take place next Tuesday, Oct. 21, from 2-7 p.m. at the North Iowa School Commons in Buffalo Center. Eligible donors must be at least 16 years old, be in good health, and weigh at least 120 pounds. Donors should eat a good meal prior to donating and must present a form of identifi cation at registra-tion. To schedule an appointment, contact Deb Aukes at 562-2325 ext. 120.

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City joins Skilled Iowa

initiative The City of Buffalo Center has joined an initiative designed to ad-dress the skills gap between work-ers and the available jobs in Iowa. Angela Backhaus of Iowa-WORKS gave a presentation to the City Council at their monthly meeting last Wednesday, Oct. 8 about the Skilled Iowa initiative, which gives job seekers the chance to obtain an Iowa National Career Readiness Certifi cate. There are four different levels of certifi cates available, which are awarded based on the skills that job seekers pos-sess. Employers are willing to pay higher salaries for employees with higher skill levels. Backhaus said there are not enough middle-skilled workers in Iowa, and this certifi cation is one piece of the puzzle to addressing that skills gap. More than 50% of available jobs in Iowa are mid-dle-skill jobs, while only 33% of the workforce has the skills needed to fi ll these roles. Testing for the certifi cate is held at the IowaWORKS offi ce in Ma-son City, and they can also go out into other communities to conduct the test. Last year, she said all se-niors at North Iowa High School took the assessment. Backhaus said there are thousands of Iowa employers who recognize the National Career Readiness Certifi cate in their hiring process, and she asked the City of Buffalo Center to become one of them. She said recognizing the certifi cation doesn’t mean the City would have to give preference to job seekers who have one. The Council passed a motion to join the list of employ-ers who recognize the National Ca-reer Readiness Certifi cate. In other business, the Council set the date for a public hearing on bid proposals for installing two new

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Buffalo Center took part in “City Week” October 6-10, as City departments held a series of open houses for the public. There were refreshments on hand each day as people were invited to visit with City employees and volunteers. The Buffalo Center Police Department held an open house at the Heritage Town Center on Thurs-day afternoon.

Paul Armstrong, right, President of the Buffalo Center Ambulance, conducts a free blood pressure check at the ambulance open house last Wednesday.

Buffalo Center Fire Chief Brian Blodgett demonstrates the fi re department’s infrared camera during the open house at the fi re station last Tuesday afternoon.

City Week highlights city services

Firefi ghters pro-mote safety at

North IowaABOVE: Firefi ghters from Buffalo Center and Rake visited North Iowa Elementa-ry School last Tuesday, Oct. 7, as part of Fire Prevention Week. The fi refi ght-ers talked with the kids and held several demonstrations during the morning to promote fi re safety. Above are the mem-bers of the fourth grade class as they took a photo in front of a fi re truck with some of the fi refi ghters.

RIGHT: Buffalo Center fi refi ghters show the kids the equipment that they use during a visit to the school last week.

Shopping expo kicks off the holidays

Shoppers were able to get an early start to their holiday shopping on Saturday, Oct. 11 at the Holiday Shopping Expo held at the Heritage Town Center and Hofbauer Seeds in Buffalo Center. More photos on page 12.

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Question: If an email, a report, or other document related to government business is composed, received or stored on my personally owned electronic device, is that a public record under Chapter 22?

tion, stored or preserved in any medium” in the de nition of public records. Subsection 22.2(2) states that a govern-mental body cannot prevent access to a public record by contracting with a nongovern-mental body (such as a cloud storage provider). Section 22.3A addresses public records and data processing software. The cumulative effect of these statutes is that a public record does not lose its public status by being retained on a private-ly owned electronic device. The Iowa Supreme Court, in a 1967, pre-email decision, addressed the idea that you must look at the contents of the document or communication to determine whether it is a public record: “It is the nature and purpose of the document, not the place where it is kept, which determines its status,” Linder v. Eckard, 152 N.W.2d 833, 835 (Iowa 1967). To allow a governmental body to avoid public records disclo-sure by simply requiring that of cers or employees use their privately owned electronic de-vices would be to completely thwart the transparency goals of Chapter 22.

Comingling public communi-cations and reports with private communications on a privately owned electronic device can create dif culty in respond-ing to an open records request. Some private communications may arguably be withheld as not being a public record or as a con dential public record under Iowa Code Section 22.7. First and foremost, however, the public business communi-cations are public records, and the custodian must review all records on a device to deter-mine whether they are within a request for examination and copying to justify any denial of release.

BEST PRACTICES: Advise your staff that email com-munications are subject to review and disclosure, even if written, drafted, commu-nicated and/or stored on the staff member’s privately pur-chased and owned electronic device or email service. Use of a dedicated folder or ash drive should be considered.

ANSWER: Most likely, yes. If a government of cial or em-ployee uses privately owned electronic devices or services, such as cell phones, comput-ers, email accounts, smart phones, or such to conduct of cial government business, then the record generated is a public record.What governs the issue is the content of the message. If it concerns public business re-lating to public duties of an of cial or employee, then it is a public record. Recent years have shown a rapid explosion in electronic device owner-ship, making it easy to start a project at work, ne tune it at home, email drafts to col-leagues and others, re ne it on the work computer, carry it around the world on a ash drive or store it inde nitely ‘in a cloud.’ Because of this ease of portability and expansion of the work site, the term “public records” no longer refers to a document in a paper le in a drawer in an of ce.This issue has been addressed in Iowa in a limited man-ner. Iowa Code Section 22.1 includes “all records, docu-ments, tape or other informa-

Editor’s Note: This is a monthly column prepared by the Iowa Public Information Board to update Iowans on the IPIB’s activities and provide information on some of the issues routinely addressed by the board.

IPIB Facts and Figures During the month of September, 73 contacts were made with the Iowa Public Information Board offi ce. To contact the IPIB, call 515-725-1781 or send an e-mail to [email protected].

TYPE SEPTEMBER JAN-SEPT Formal complaints 15 83 Formal opinions 0 5 Declaratory orders 0 4 Informal complaints 10 84 Informal requests 48 422 Misc. 0 6

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Some over one hundred years of the Wilson name associated with the grocery business in Buffalo Center has come to a successful conclusion as of Monday, October 11, 2004. On this date Jeff and Kristi Johnson of Bancroft took over active ownership and operation of the Wilson Super-market on North Main. The soybean harvest has been moving rapidly across north Iowa and farmers are hauling soybeans from the fi eld to nearby elevators or their own on-farm storage facilities. The North Iowa Middle School vocal music department will present a fall concert on Tuesday, October 19 at 7:00 p.m. in the middle school gymnasium in Thompson. Students in grades fi ve through eight will be participating.

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Thursday, October 13, 1994 Cory Giesking scored four touch-downs against the Vikings for the Bison which is a new single game record for the North Iowa football team. The North Iowa Bison won, 36-12, over the Northwood-Kensett Vikings. For the second time in the fi ve years that the North Iowa Lady Bi-son Invitational Volleyball Tourna-ment has been in existence, the Lady Bison are champions. The North Iowa contingent fi rst won the crown in 1991.


Thursday, October 11, 1984 Kristi Yegge and Tony James, se-niors at BCR, were named Home-coming King and Queen as elected by the student body during halftime activities at Bison Field Friday night.

The pair was crowned by last year’s King and Queen, Jeff Olson and Vonda LeMaster, home from college to take part in the halftime show. Barb Hofbauer, of the newly formed Flag Corps, appeared with the BCR marching band at parades and halftime shows during the foot-ball season. In all, the other members of the Flag Corps are Jill Hartman, Angie Meyering, Gwen Becker, Ni-cole Tapper, Sherry Oftedahl, and Lorna Feldick.


Thursday, October 10, 1974 Duck season is soon under way. Come and get your hunting needs, shells and shotguns. Stop at the Coast-to-Coast Store. Due to numerous cases of the fl u at the Buffalo Center Hospital, the staff would appreciate immediate relatives only at the present time. The Buffalo Center Public Library has received many new books and paintings. Come in and select some reading materials or a painting to brighten up your wall. There were 19 children at the fi rst story time of the new season held each Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. for 3-5 year olds.


Thursday, October 15, 1964 It is Newspaper Week. We urge each of you to help Buffalo Center prosper by doing your business with your hometown merchants who are the businesses that make Buffalo Center what it is and whose adver-tisements appear in your hometown paper. The Ladies Literary Circle met at the Masonic Hall in Buffalo Center with 17 members present. The Club entertained the faculty wives at a coffee time.


Thursday, October 14, 1954 October is 4-H enrollment month and the beginning of a new 4-H Club year. All boys and girls who are 10 years old and under 21 by January 1, 1955 are eligible to join. Boys and girls can contact the 4-H leaders in the community. Everyone’s invited to the Big Pill-sbury Pancake Party, Saturday, Oc-tober 16 at 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Bring the family. Served in the old Post Offi ce. Sponsored by the Buf-falo Center Community Club, The Lions, The American Legion, the Firemen and VFW.

SOCIETY NEWS Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014 • 3Buffalo Center (Iowa) Tribune

Post Office Hours

Buffalo CenterMonday-Friday8 am-12:30 pm

1:30-4:00 pmSaturday 8-10:30 am

ElmoreMon-Fri 7:30-11:30 am

Forest CityMonday-Friday

9-11 am / 12-4:45 pmSaturday 9-11 am

LakotaMon-Fri 8 am-12 pm

Saturday 8:30-9:30 am

LedyardMon-Fri 10 am-2 pm

Saturday 10 am-12 pm

RakeMonday-Friday

7:30 am-12 pm / 12:30-3:45 pmSaturday 8-9:45 am

ThompsonMonday-Friday

7:30 am-12 pm / 1:15-4:30 pmSaturday 7:30-10:15 am

Open House Bridal Shower

honoringJackie Niewenhuis & Logan Hovland Saturday, October 18

Program beginning at 9:30 a.m.

Community Chapel - Lakota

It’s been a year since I’ve been goneI know you all miss me,

But Heaven is a beautiful place,Where I can watch over my family.

I am so proud of all of youFor what you have become.

Don’t forget how much I loved youAnd where your roots come from.For family is where your heart is

So my love is still with you,I hope you feel my love

In everyday things that you do.I am so thankful for the memories

That you had given me,But I will wait to make more

When we can WALK in eternity.

We all Miss You,The Don Skogen Family

Last Skogen Family Photo

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Heartwarmer’s Quilt GuildBeginning Quilting Classes

Starting Tuesday, October 21Approx. 4-6 weeks.

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Lakota Ambulance Service is Seeking New MembersAn Emergency Medical Technician class is being offered in our area

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[email protected] for more information.

Bridal Showerhonoring Niewen-huis and Hovland this Saturday An open house bridal shower hon-oring Jackie Niewenhuis and Logan Hovland will be held Saturday, Octo-ber 18 at Community Chapel in Lako-ta. A short program will begin at 9:30 a.m.

Ladies Literary Circle to meet October 21 The Ladies Literary Circle of Buf-falo Center will meet on Tuesday, Oc-tober 21 at the Heritage Town Center at 11:30 a.m. to carpool to Britt for a luncheon before heading to Kanawha for a wine tasting experience. It will be the second meeting of this new club year. Last month, the group was hosted by Barb and Grant Os-trander. Plans for the next few months will also be fi nalized or announced. Anyone who is not a club member and is interested in attending, con-tact Marlys Dotseth at 641-562-2352 or meet the group at 11:30 a.m. New members are welcome. November plans are still being made. In December, the group will have a potluck at the home of the chairman.

October 23 High School Breakfast Concert, NICS, 7:30 a.m.

October 26 “Amazing Iowa”- presented by Jan-ice Beck Stock, sponsored by BC His-torical Society, Heritage Town Center, 2 p.m. Family Fall Festival, Winnebago County Fairgrounds, 2-4:30 p.m.

October 30 Middle School Musical, NICS, 7 p.m.

October 31 Halloween – Lakota Trick-or-Treat, 5-7 p.m. - Buffalo Center Trick-or-Treat, 5-7 p.m. NIB Adult Halloween Party, Or-ange’s, TBA Halloween Party, Road Runners Bar & Grill-Lakota, TBA

November 1 Lakota Fall Festival, Eagle Center, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Harvest Tea and Coffee, United Methodist Church-Buffalo Center, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Olivia Andersen Benefi t, Rake Fire Station, 4-7 p.m.

November 2

NIB Kids’ Halloween Party, NICS, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Soup-R-Bingo, sponsored by the Buffalo Center Quasquicentennial Committee, Bingo 3:30-5p.m., Soup served 4:30-6:30 p.m.

November 7 Potato Bar Fundraiser for Imag-ine No Malaria, United Methodist Church-Buffalo Center, 5-7 p.m.

November 9 Annual Bazaar, Zion Lutheran Church-Rake, Coffee-10:30 a.m., Lunch-11:15 a.m., Auction 12:30 p.m. Annual Soup Dinner sponsored by the Lakota Ambulance Service, Lako-ta Fire Station, 12 p.m. Wounded Warrior Banquet, Eagle Center-Lakota, Dinner-5:30 p.m.

November 11 Ladies Night Out, Downtown Buf-falo Center, 4-8 p.m.

November 13 Fall Luncheon, Bethlehem Lutheran Church-Buffalo Center, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

December 13 Old Fashioned Christmas, Down-town Buffalo Center Lakota Santa Claus Day, 10 a.m.

December 17 Lakota Holiday Lights Contest JudgingJanuary 17 Youth Basketball Tournament

North Iowa Woodcarvers Guild to meet October 20 North Iowa Woodcarvers Guild, Inc. will meet Monday, October 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the Community Center in Ti-tonka. The program will be a mystery project. Anyone interested in carving is invited to attend.

Over the weekend, we watched and listened to Under the Hood, Lawrence Welk, First Reformed Church, Peace and Power and 60 Minutes. Marlin Molkness came in on Saturday. Thank you, Marlin. First Presbyterian led our worship services on Sunday. Thank you, Pastor Judy. Monday, we exercised to Sota Grass and had our monthly Resident Coun-cil. We will be having Trick-or-Treat at Timely Mission Nursing Home from 4:30-5:30 p.m. on Friday, Octo-ber 31. So please come out and join us. For my morning Sunshine group, we

traveled to Wyoming. Betty Coxson came in for her Short Stories group. Thank you, Betty. Monica played Juca and Keep Minds Alert. Tuesday morning, we had Card Club and A Time to Remember. Thank you, Ruth Winter. During the afternoon, we played The Price is Right, Juca and read from The Good Old Days. Wednesday, we exercised to Don’t Shoot the Piano Player, then we had our weekly Spa Day. For my Sunshine group, we had Bridging Memories. Now that it’s cooler outside, we will start having our baking class again; we

made ice cream cinnamon rolls. This is one of our favorite things to bake. Monica played volleyball and read the Buffalo Center Tribune. Thursday morning, Pastor Peake came in for Bible study. The lessons this week were; Exodus 32:1-14, Phi-lippians 4:1-9 and Matthew 22:1-14. During both Sensory groups, we pam-pered the residents with hand and back massages. Vonnie Bosma came and helped with bingo. Thank you, Von-nie. Friday, we exercised to The Best of the 60’s. The big winners at Wii bowl-ing were Doug Hanson with a score of 197 and Gale Newton with a score of 168. During my Sunshine group, I read some stories from The Good Old Days. At Happy Hour, we had straw-berry margaritas; another one of our favorites. We ended our week with a sing-a-long. Have fun and safe week.

Irma Lockrem and Jo Meinders assisting during our baking class.

The offi cers of the VFW Auxiliary Post 4824 met Monday, October 6 at the library at 9 a.m. with District Pres. Connie Heimen and Gene Work. The VFW Auxiliary Post 4824 met at 9:30 a.m. There were eight mem-bers present. Vivian Bushman was hostess. Pres Dee M. opened the meeting. Opening Prayer was read by Chaplain Deloris S. The Patriotic Instruction was read by Eleanor M. The Pledge to the Flag was given. The Secretary’s report was read and approved. The Treasurer’s report was read and fi led

for audit. General Orders were read by Pres. Dee M. There were no bills and no correspondence. Phyllis B. made a motion and it was seconded to give $25.00 to the Wounded Veterans Sup-per. Phyllis B. made a motion and it was seconded to donate $10.00 to the Community Fund and also the Christ-mas Fund. Connie Heiman reminded us to bring our pennies for Cancer Re-search. Closing Prayer was read by Chaplain Deloris S. Meeting was adjourned to be opened November 3 at 9:30 a.m. at the library. Evelyn Winter is hostess.

Grays welcome daughter Payton Josh and Jennifer Gray of Buffa-lo Center are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Peyton Grace. Peyton was born on August 8, 2014 at 1:01 p.m. at Mercy Medical Center in Mason City. She weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces and was 21 inches long. Peyton was welcomed home by her older siblings: Brayden (6), Alexis (6) and Addison (3 1/2). Grandparents are Larry and Kim Gray of Buffalo Center and Art and Bonnie Boone of Shel-don. Great-grandparents are Larry and Kathy Gray of Buffalo Center and Jan DeMarce of Austin, MN.

Births

Kelly Blome and Seth Heitland

Blome to wed Heitland Keely Blome and Seth Heitland are excited to announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Keely is the daughter of Jeff and Marvella Blome of Thompson. She is a graduate of North Iowa High School in Buffalo Center. She recently gradu-ated from the University of Iowa with a Masters degree in social work and is employed as a supervisor in home family services at Boys Town. Seth is the son of Jeff Heitland of Buffalo Center and Deb Miller of Corn-ing, CA. He is also a graduate of North Iowa High School in Buffalo Center. The couple is planning to exchange vows on Saturday, October 25 in Sioux City. The couple will reside in Sioux City.

News from

TMNHBy Cammi Anderson Activity Director

News from TMNHBy Cammi Anderson Activity Director

The Grant Gleaners met on Octo-ber 5 at 6:30 p.m. The Pledge of Al-legiance was led by Calvin Faugstad. The question for roll call was; what is your favorite Halloween costume, and it was answered by 21 members. The week of October 5-11 is 4-H week. The Grant Gleaners 4-H mem-bers will wear their 4-H t-shirts on Wednesday, October 8. There will also be a record book workshop on that day in Thompson from 4-7 p.m. Colton Main shared an educational presentation with the group about old fashioned harvesting and planting. The activity the 4-H kids participated in was going on a scavenger hunt. On this scavenger hunt, they had to go around to people’s houses and collect items to be donated to the food pantry. The meeting was concluded with the 4-H pledge, led by Parker Greensky.

4-hNews

CITY from page 1tornado sirens in town. The City re-ceived grant money for the sirens and already has poles to be used for the project. The tentative locations for the sirens are to have one by the public library on the north side of town and one by South Park on the south side of town. The public hearing is set for Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. The Council discussed the vapor barrier issue at the Heritage Town Center. The City has received no cor-respondence from Holland Contract-ing regarding the missing vapor barri-er, and the Council moved to pursue legal action to resolve the issue. The Council talked about the site for the City’s water project near the school’s athletic fi elds in the north-west part of town. The City may need to purchase additional land from the school to insure that there is adequate access to the well. Councilman Wubben asked if the City could do anything about junk ve-hicles sitting out in town. City Clerk Deb Jensvold said the vehicles would have to be inoperable and unlicensed for the City to be able to do anything about them. Wubben also asked about dogs run-ning at-large in the City and owners who don’t clean up after their dogs. The City does have an ordinance in place to prohibit these behaviors, and a reminder will be sent out to residents

with the water bills. Cemetery trustee Willie Wubben has passed away, and the Council will look for a new trustee. The Council set trick or treat night hours in Buffalo Center for Friday, Oct. 31 from 5-8 p.m. The Council discussed unkempt properties in town and will work with attorney Don Hemphill on how to pro-ceed.

VFW Auxiliary Post 4824 News

North Iowa CommunitiesList of Events

Legal Aid’s Legal Hotline for Old-er Iowans and the Iowa Department on Aging are presenting a free Elder Law Seminar on October 23. The seminar will provide older Iowans and their caregivers with valuable information to protect their rights and limited resources. Pre-registra-tion by October 17 is requested to ensure that everybody receives the written seminar materials. The seminar will teach people about Medicaid eligibility for paying nursing home expenses and the new protections and remedies for older adults provided by Iowa’s new Elder Abuse Act and the Iowa Uniform Power of Attorney Act. Participants will also learn about the rights re-tained by residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities, includ-ing rights that protect residents from abuse, invasions of privacy, invol-untary discharges and being denied visitors. The seminar is funded in part with grants from Prairie Meadows Race-track and Casino, the Iowa Lawyers Trust Account Commission and the U.S. Administration on Aging. The seminar will begin at 12:30 p.m. and end at 3:45 p.m. The seminar will be available as a webinar through your personal computer. It will also be broadcast over the Iowa Commu-nications Network at the following

locations: • Algona - Iowa Lakes Community College, 2111 Hwy 169 North, At-tendance Center, Room 13 • Mason City - North Iowa Comm. College, 500 College Dr, Business Incubator Bldg, Room 128 To register for the seminar, or for more information, call the Legal Ho-tline for Older Iowans at 1-800-992-8161, or e-mail [email protected]

Free Elder Law Seminar, Oct. 23

FAITH Buffalo Center (Iowa) Tribune4 • Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014

To make an appointment for a specialty, call the Mason City Clinic at 1-800-622-1411.In a medical emergency after hours, call the Mercy Family Clinic in Forest City at (641) 585-2904 until 5:00 p.m. Call 911 or go to the nearest emergen-cy room. For other medical advice, please call the Mercy Family Health Line at 1-800-433-3883.

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Thompson, IowaPastor Lynn Noel

Thursday, October 16: WISH Open, 5:00-7:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 18: WISH open 9:00 -11:00 a.m. Keil/Perkins Wedding

Sunday, October 19: Contempory Worship Service, 8:45 a.m. Fellowship, 9:45 a.m. Sunday School, 10:00 a.m.

---------------------------------------BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN

CHURCHBuffalo Center, IowaSunday, October 19:

Worship, 9:30 a.m. Sunday School, 10:30 a.m. Fellowship, 10:30 a.m.

---------------------------------------COMMUNITY CHAPEL

Lakota, IowaWednesday, October 15:

Bible Study and Prayer, 7:00 p.m.Sunday, October 19:

Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. Worship Service, 10:30 a.m. Evening Service, 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, October 22: Bible Study and Prayer, 7:00 p.m.

--------------------------------------FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

Buffalo Center, IowaSunday, October 19:

Worship, 9:00 a.m.---------------------------------------

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

Buffalo Center, IowaPastor Brad DeVries

Wednesday, October 15: Choir, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, October 16: Prayer Time (open to the public), 6:30 a.m. Women’s Bible Study, 2:00 p.m.

Sunday, October 19: Worship, 9:00 a.m. Fellowship, 10:15 a.m. Sunday School, 10:30 a.m. Meditations-Blue Earth Radio 1560, 12:05 p.m. Titonka Care Service, 5 p.m.

Monday, October 20: Deacon’s Meeting, 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, October 22: Choir, 6:30 p.m.

---------------------------------------FIRST PRESBYTERIAN

CHURCHLakota, Iowa

Pastor Judy JunkermeierSunday, October 19:

-Sunday School, 9:00 a.m. -Worship, 10:00 a.m.

---------------------------------------FIRST REFORMED CHURCH

Buffalo Center, IowaPastor Bill Peake

Wednesday, October 15: Pastor Bill is out of town this morning (day off) Spirit Lifter’s meets at church, 1:00 p.m. -Today’s discussion theme is “Aunt Bee’s Medicine Man”. Spirit Lifter’s is a come-as-you-are, informal devotional Bible study. We’re taking a brief break from our usual format to view episodes from the old Andy Griffith Show followed by a discus-sion of the themes raised. This week our focus is on deception…how we are deceived, why we are deceived and how we can help free someone from their deceptions. Aunt Bee also find the fountain of youth in an elixir

with a funny taste! Just listening is a precious gift, and wrong motives always come out wrong. Come find how yesterday’s memories in black and white can change tomorrow! You may call Pastor Bill for details, 641-590-1901. Worship Committee meets in the narthex classroom, weather and harvest permitting!, 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, October 16: TMNH Bible Study, 9:30 a.m. -All are welcome to join old friends in the home’s multi-purpose room for an informal look at the scripture for the upcoming Sunday in many of our churches. Coffee and a light snack are also shared. Nursing home visit this morning following Bible Study, 10:30 a.m.

Friday, October 17: Pastor Bill is out of town this morning (day off).

Sunday, October 19: Worship returns to our regular liturgy this morning, 9:30 a.m. -All are invited to join us as we worship God and enjoy the company of one another. Today’s worship may also be heard on KIOW FM 107.3 or heard streamed anywhere in the world on the internet at www.kiow.com, simply click the “Listen Live” link. Fellowship Hour in the basement fellowship hall, 10:30 a.m. Sunday School Hour enters full swing with choirs, videos and a brand new Sunday School, 10:45 a.m. -Classes for children from pre-school through confirmation will be provided for all children who join us. Chancel Choir practice in the sanctuary, 11:00 a.m. Pastor Bill leads worship at TMNH, all are welcome to attend, 2:00 p.m.

Monday, October 20: Pastor Bill is out of town this morning (day off)

Tuesday, October 21: Lectionary text study in the pas-tor’s study, 10:00 a.m. North Iowa Ministerial Associa-tion meets at Drivers Choice, 11:30 a.m.

Wednesday, October 22: Pastor Bill is out of town this morning (day off) Spirit Lifter’s meets at church, 1:00 p.m.

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CHURCHRural Titonka

Wednesday, October 15: Pastor Text Study, 10:00 a.m. Confirmation, 6:00 p.m. WOW for kids at St. John’s, 6:00 p.m. Parish 3 Council Meeting at St. John’s, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, October 19: Gary to lead worship Holy Communion Worship at Immanuel, 8:30 a.m. Sunday School at Immanuel, 9:40 a.m. Worship at St. John’s, 10:00 a.m.

Monday, October 20: Newsletter Deadline

Tuesday, October 21: Adult Bible Study at Good Hope, 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, October 22: Pastor Text Study, 10:00 a.m. Confirmation to ConFest, 4:15 p.m. WOW for kids at St. John’s, 6:00 p.m.

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CHURCHTitonka, Iowa

Pastor Perry DeGrootWednesday, October 15:

Catechism for grades 3-12, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 18: Community Men’s Bible Study, 6:00 a.m.

Sunday, October 19: Sunday Morning Worship, 9:30 a.m. Coffee Worship, 10:30 a.m. Sunday School and Adult Bible Study, 11:00 a.m.

Tuesday, October 21: The RCW will go to the Titonka Care Center, 1:45 p.m.

Wednesday, October 22: Catechism for grades 3-12, 7:00 p.m.

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CHURCHWoden, IowaRural Titonka

Wednesday, October 15: Pastor Text Study, 10:00 a.m. Confirmation, 6:00 p.m. WOW for kids at St. John’s, 6:00 p.m. Parish 3 Council Meeting at St. John’s, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, October 19: Gary to lead worship Holy Communion Worship at Immanuel, 8:30 a.m. Sunday School at Immanuel, 9:40 a.m. Worship at St. John’s, 10:00 a.m.

Monday, October 20: Newsletter Deadline

Tuesday, October 21: Adult Bible Study at Good Hope, 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, October 22: Pastor Text Study, 10:00 a.m. Confirmation to ConFest, 4:15 p.m. WOW for kids at St. John’s, 6:00 p.m.

-----------------------------------------ST. PATRICK’S CATHOLIC

CHURCHBuffalo Center, IowaSaturday, October 18:

Reconciliation, 5:45 p.m. Mass, 6:15 p.m.

---------------------------------------ST. PAUL LUTHERAN

CHURCHLakota, Iowa

Pastor Lynn NoelWednesday, October 15:

Text Study, 10:30 a.m. 9th Grade Confirmation, 6:00 p.m. Bible Study at Bethany Lutheran, 8:30-9:30 p.m.

Sunday, October 19: Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. Worship, 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, October 21: NIM at Driver’s Choice, 11:30 a.m.

Wednesday, October 15: Text Study, 10:30 a.m. 9th Grade Confirmation, 6:00 p.m. Bible Study at Bethany Lutheran, 8:30-9:30 p.m.

---------------------------------------SOLID ROCK MINISTRIES

3024 - 360th St., Buffalo CenterPastor Van Davis

Friday, October 17: Supper, 6:00 p.m. Praise and Worship/Prayer, 7:00

p.m. Lesson and Discussion, 7:30 p.m.

---------------------------------------UNITED METHODIST

CHURCHBuffalo Center, IowaPastor Deb Devine

Wednesday, October 15: Ecumenical Bible Study, 1:00 p.m. SPPRC Meeting, 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, October 16: Mary Circle, 2:00 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, October 17-18:

Pastor at Course of StudySunday, October 19:

Sunday School, 9:15 a.m. Worship Service w/Katharine Yarnell District Field Outreach Min-ister, 10:15 a.m. Fellowship and Coffee, 11:15 a.m.

Tuesday, October 21: Text Study, 10:00 a.m. Ministerial Association, 11:30 a.m.

Wednesday, October 22: Ecumenical Bible Study, 1:00 p.m.

---------------------------------------UNITED METHODIST

CHURCHThompson, Iowa

Pastor Deb DevineWednesday, October 15:

Ecumenical Bible Study, 1:00 p.m.Friday and Saturday,

October 17-18: Pastor at Course of Study

Sunday, October 19: Worship Service Katharine Yar-nell; District Field Outreach Minister, 8:30 a.m. Fellowship and Coffee, 9:30 a.m.

Tuesday, October 21: Text Study, 10:00 a.m. Ministerial Association, 11:30 a.m.

Wednesday, October 22: Ecumenical Bible Study, 1:00 p.m.

---------------------------------------ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH

Rake, IowaTerry Mahnke, Pastor

Wednesday, October 15: Bible Story Hour, 5:30 p.m. Confirmation, 6:00 p.m.

Friday, October 17: St. Luke’s Book and Bake Sale, 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Sunday, October 19: Worship, 9:30 a.m.

Wednesday, October 22: Bible Story Hour, 5:30 p.m. Confirmation, 6:00 p.m.

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WCTA awards prizes at annual meeting

Sophus Duea, right, of Forest City was a WCTA Attendance Prize winner of a 40” TV. Presenting the prize was WCTA General Manag-er, Mark Thoma.

Re-elected to the WCTA Board of Directors are Jerry Ouverson of Fertile and Curt Helland of Emmons.

Norma Ramsey of Joice, right, received a 40” TV as an Attendance Prize winner at the WCTA annual meeting. At left is WCTA General Manager, Mark Thoma.

Dennis Castle of Lake Mills was the WCTA Mail Ballot prize winner of a 40” TV.

WCTA Grand Attendance Prize winners Norma Ramsey of Joice and Sophus Duea of Forest City were awarded 40” TVs on Thursday eve-ning, Sept. 25 at the Annual Meeting of the Winnebago Cooperative Tele-com Association. Dennis Castle of Lake Mills was the winner of the 40” TV mail ballot prize. A large crowd was on hand for the meeting to hear reports on WCTA op-erations. Following the meeting, the audience was entertained by Gilbert Goldsmith, a folk duo featuring Forest City natives

Robby Gilbertson and Signe Johnson. Curt Helland, Emmons, and Jerry Ouverson, Fertile, were re-elected to the WCTA Board. Other WCTA Board members: are Larry Foley, Kensett; Mark R. Johnson, Leland; Dale Meinders, Buffalo Center; Mike Stensrud, Lake Mills; and Stephen Thorland, Thompson. The Directors held an organization-al meeting, at which time officers of the Board were elected. Officers are: Mark R. Johnson, President; Stephen Thorland, Vice-President; and Mike Stensrud, Secretary/Treasurer.

PUBLIC NOTICES Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014 • 5Buffalo Center (Iowa) Tribune

Notice of General ElectionNOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION

AllthequalifiedvotersofWinnebagoCounty,IowaareherebynotifiedthattheGeneralElectionwillbeheldonTuesday,November4,2014.

ALL POLLS IN WINNEBAGO COUNTY OPEN AT 7:00 A.M. AND WILL CLOSE AT 9:00 P.M. Inadditiontotheofficesandnameslistedonthesampleballotbelow,someofficesandcandi-dates’nameswillappearonballotsinotherprecinctsinthisCounty.Theywillinclude: Supervisor District 1 Supervisor District 3 Republican–TerryDurby Republican–BillJensvold Democrat–RogerRollefson WarrenWillieWubben StacyWillertPollingplaces:

Precinct Includes PollingPlaceBuffaloGrantLincoln Buffalo,GrantandLincolnTownships, HeritageTownCenter, CityofBuffaloCenterandCityofRake BuffaloCenterCenter CenterTownship,CityofLakeMills HelgesonCivicCenter, LakeMillsEdenLoganNorway Eden,LoganandNorwayTownships, ScarvilleCommunity CityofScarville CenterForestCityWard1 ForestCityWard1 CivicAuditorium, ForestCityForestCityWard2 ForestCityWard2 CalvaryBaptistChurch, ForestCity

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FC3ForestD3 ForestCityWard3andRuralForest AmericanLegionHall, Township,andSupervisorDistrict3 ForestCityForestCityWard4 ForestCityWard4 ImmanuelLutheranChurch, ForestCityKingLinden KingandLindenTownships, ThompsonPublicLibrary CityofThompsonMt.ValleyForestD2 Mt.ValleyTownship,exceptpartsof TitonkaSavingsBank, Sections30and31 ForestCityNewtonForestD1 NewtonandRuralForestTownships, LelandCommunityCenter andSupervisor District1includingpartsofsections30 and31ofMt.ValleyTownship,CityofLeland Voterpre-registrationdeadlineis5:00pmOctober25,2014attheWinnebagoCountyAuditor’soffice. AbsenteeballotsareavailableintheCountyAuditor’sofficeduringregularbusinesshours. [iac721-21.50(10)]“Anyvoterwhoisphysicallyunabletoenterapollingplacehastherighttovoteinthevoter’svehicle.”ForfurtherinformationpleasecontacttheCountyAuditor’sofficeatthetelephonenumberore-mailaddresslistedbelow. Telephone:641-585-3412E-mailaddress:[email protected] I,KarlaWeiss,herebycertifythattheabovesampleballotistheballotonwhichthevoterswillcasttheirballotattheGeneralElectiontobeheldonTuesday,November4,2014. Certifiedby:KarlaWeiss WinnebagoCountyAuditor AndCommissionerofElections

ProbateIN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT

IN AND FOR WINNEBAGO COUNTYNOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL,

OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFFlorence B. Potter, Decesased

Probate No. ESPRO10487To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Flor-ence B. Potter, Deceased, who died on or about July 21, 2014: Youareherebynotifiedthatonthe19thdayof September 2014, the last will and testament of Florence B. Potter, deceased, bearing date oftheApril5,1995wasadmittedtoprobateinthe above named court and that Lonnie Arne-vik was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the lat-er to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from date of mailing of this noitce to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred. Notice is further given that all persons indebt-ed to the estate are required to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors hav-ingclaimsagainsttheestateshallfilethemwiththe clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allow-ance,andunlesssofiledbythelatertooccuroffour months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred. Dated this 3rd day of October, 2014. Lonnie Arnevik Executor of the Estate 44316 110th Ave Thompson, Iowa 50478 Kristopher Duer Attorney for the Executor 11 Second Avenue NE P.O.Box349 Buffalo Center, Iowa 50424 Date of second pulbication: 15th day of Octo-ber, 2014.

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Proceedings: LakotaCITY OF LAKOTA

Unapproved Minutes forCity of Lakota

October 6, 2014 The City of Lakota met in regular session on Monday, October 6, 2014 at 7:00 PM at City Hall. Mayor Price called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. Council members present were: Good, Janssen, Kitzinger, Hagedorn and Ste-ven. Also in attendance was Water Superinten-dent Gary Anderson. Steven moved, seconded by Good, to ap-prove the agenda. 5 ayes, 0 nays. Carried. Kitzinger moved, seconded by Hagedorn, to approve the consent agenda. 5 ayes, 0 nays. Carried. The following reports were given: Mayor’s – Doug Price, Clerk’s – Amber Shelton, Water – Gary Anderson, Municipal Utilities – Amber Shelton. Old Business: Janssen moved, seconded by Steven, to approve Rogness Change Order #1– Change completion dates from 2014 to 2015 due to a typo. 5 ayes, 0 nays. Carried. Steven moved, seconded by Janssen, to approve Ellingson Change Order #1 – Change completion dates from July 1 and July 30, 2015 to October 1 and October 31, 2015. 5 ayes, 0 nays. Carried. Good moved, seconded by Kitzinger, to ap-prove Rogness Pay Request #1 - ± $52,000 for materials. 5 ayes, 0 nays. Carried. Steven moved, seconded by Hagedorn, to ap-prove Ellingson Pay Request #1 - $138,990.31 for materials. 5 ayes, 0 nays. Carried. Janssen moved, seconded by Steven, to ap-prove $16,273.00 cost of the water main exten-sion. 5 ayes, 0 nays. Carried. Steven moved, seconded by Janssen, to approve Joseph Knutson’s development of the City’s web page. 5 ayes, 0 nays. Carried. Council tabled the following discussions with no action taken: house numbers, Code of Ordi-nances, city truck, Data Tech User Group Meet-ing, city stump removal and Personnel Policy Manual. New Business: Steven moved, seconded by Kitzinger, to change City Hall’s office hours to 8:30 am – 12:30 pm Monday through Friday and to hire a substitute clerk for Thursdays and as needed. 5 ayes, 0 nays. Carried. Steven moved, seconded by Kitzinger, to approve Road Runners liquor license transfer their liquor license transfer requests for October 11 and 25. 5 ayes, 0 nays. Carried. Steven moved, seconded by Kitzinger, to make a requirement of water service materi-al on new water service hook-ups to include copper water line with a minimum size of ¾”. 5 ayes, 0 nays. Carried. Good moved, seconded by Janssen, to ap-prove the purchase of a new metal locator. 5 ayes, 0 nays. Carried. Hagedorn moved, seconded by Kitzinger, to adjourn. 5 ayes, 0 nays. Meeting adjourned. Amber Shelton, City Clerk ATTEST:

Mayor Doug PriceRECEIPTS

September 2014General Fund $13,474.92Road Use Tax $1,573.03Local Option Sales Tax $2,374.51Interest $4.37TOTAL $17,426.83

DISBURSEMENTSOctober 2014

General Fund $11,923.42Road Use Tax Fund $1,127.05Water Utility Fund $4,187.35TOTAL $17,237.82

SEPTEMBER BILLSVendor-Description AmountAgSource Laboratories-Public Water $34.18Alliant Energy $1,184.67 -Museum $23.50 -City Hall $151.95 -Storage Bldg $19.22 -Brewer St $104.00 -Pump Station $343.16 -Park Shelterhouse $17.56 -Ball Field $17.56 -Street Lights $490.16 -Hwy Sign $17.56Anderson, Gary-Reimbursement for CEUs $239.90Anderson Sanitation $2,608.25 -1/3 Residential $2,025.00 -3Q Business $583.25B.C. Repair-Vehicle Maintenance $70.50Buchanan, Bibler & Gabor -Legal Services $85.00City of Buffalo Center -Swimmers 2014 Season $20.00DeVries Lumber-Park Supplies $10.50Ed’s Service-Mower maintenance $24.95Enventis-Internet/Phone $48.04Hansen, Mike-Mileage $21.06Hawkins, Inc.-Water treatment $455.94H & H Parts-Parts $7.98Iowa DNR $274.00 -Storm Water Permit $175.00 -Annual Water Use Fee $99.00Iowa Dept of Treasurer $1,089.00 -Sales Tax Q3 $650.00 -Withholding Tax Q3 $439.00IPERS--September Contributions $692.05K&H Cooperative Oil Co $539.05 -Stock $10.00 -Unleaded Gasoline $529.05Kossuth Cty Emergency Mgmt -Annual Contribution $114.75Mid-America Publishing-Legals $83.08Midwest Building Materials -Park Supplies $727.26Murra Hardware-Supplies $32.30Pete’s Plumbing -Furnace and Installation $2,279.00Reutzel Excavating Inc.-Excavating $269.00Shelton, Amber-Sept Clerk’s Meeting $70.00Spear, Garry-Maintenance Equipment $50.00US Dept of Treasury -Federal Tax Deposit $3,432.69Utility Equipment Company -Water Supplies $2,774.67

Published in the Buffalo Center Tribuneon Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014

Proceedings: Winnebago Co.WINNEBAGO COUNTY

BOARD OF SUPERVISORSOFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS

September 30, 2014 The Winnebago County Board of Supervi-sors met in session at 9:00 A.M. September 30, 2014 adjourned from September 23, 2014. Present: Supervisors Stensrud and Durby Absent: Supervisor Wubben On a motion by Stensrud and seconded by Durby the Supervisors moved to approve the minutes for the September 23, 2014 Board Meeting and to approve the agenda for Sep-tember 30, 2014. All voted aye. Motion carried. Don Reffer, B & W Control discussed spray-ing in the drainage ditches. Kris Wempen, Drainage Clerk discussed the FEMA project. On a motion by Durby and seconded by St-ensrud the Supervisors moved to approve Re-serve Officer Weapons Certifications for Bryan Olson and Jedidiah Johnson. All voted aye. Mo-tion carried. Kris Colby, Recorder discussed courthouse security. Colby is on the legislative committee for ISAC and there is possible legislation being introduced to have the state mandate security for all county courthouses. The counties would like to keep control of security issues and not

have it mandated by the state government. There is an “Alice” training for courthouses and Karla Niederkofler, Auditor and Kris Colby, Re-corder will gather further information about the training and get back to the Board. Scott Meinders, Engineer discussed second-ary road matters including the arch pieces for the culvert work project northeast of Leland. The Supervisors gave a response to the sec-ondary road bargaining unit for the upcoming negotiations. The Auditor’s office received the following Manure Management Plans from: Abels Finan-cial Services Ltd located in the SW ¼ of the SE ¼ of Section 6 in King Township; High Brook Farms LLC #3 located in the NW ¼ of the NW ¼ of Section 19 in Newton Township; Eagle Pork 3 located in the NE ¼ of the NE ¼ of Section 33 in Center Township; Marcus Finisher Farm located in the NE ¼ of the NE ¼ of Section 2 in Buffalo Township; and Marcus Bruns located in the NE ¼ of the NE ¼ of Section 25 in Eden Township in Winnebago County, Iowa. The session was adjourned until 9:00 A.M. October 7, 2014. Terry Durby, Co-Chairperson Attest:KarlaNiederkofler,CountyAuditor

Published in the Buffalo Center Tribuneon Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014

MARRIAGE LICENSES Mathew Rauk, legal age, and Dani-alle Wood, legal age, both of Woden. Travis Tegland, legal age, and Krista Fank, legal age, both of Forest City. Amy Kroger, legal age, and Derek Christianson, legal age, both of Lake Mills.SENTENCES AND PLEAS Christopher Brass, 26, Forest City, was sentenced on the charge of OWI-Third Offense, a class D felony, stem-

ming from a traffic stop by the Forest City Police Dept., Jan. 10, 2014. Brass was sentenced to serve an indetermi-nate prison sentence not to exceed five years, with placement at a residential OWI program as recommended by the Dept. of Correctional Services. The prison sentence was suspended, and Brass will be on probation for three to five years. He was sentenced to serve 30 days in jail, and ordered to pay a $3,125 fine, applicable surcharges and court costs. Brass will have his license revoked for six years. Jacob Kockler, 21, Clear Lake, pled guilty to OWI-First Offense, a serious misdemeanor, stemming from a traffic stop by the Iowa State Patrol, May 26, 2014. Kockler was granted a deferred judgment and was ordered to pay a $1,250 civil penalty and court costs. He will be on probation for one year, and will have his license revoked by the DOT. James McEachran, 22, Buffalo Center, pled guilty to Count 1, Elud-ing, a class D felony, and Count 3, OWI-First Offense, a serious misde-

meanor, stemming from a traffic stop by the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office, May 17, 2014. On Count 1, McEachran was granted a deferred judgment and was ordered to pay a $750 civil penalty and court costs. He will be on probation for three years. On Count 3, McEachran was granted a deferred judgment and was ordered to pay a $1,250 civil penalty and court costs. Hugo Rodriguez, 22, Thompson, pled guilty to Possession of a Con-trolled Substance-Marijuana, a seri-ous misdemeanor, stemming from a traffic stop by the Forest City Police Dept, May 30, 2014. Rodriguez was sentenced to serve two days in jail and was ordered to pay a $300 fine, appli-cable surcharges and court costs. He must follow through with all substance abuse treatment recommendations, and will have his license revoked by the DOT. Joshua Scott, 26, Lake Mills, pled guilty to Possession of a Controlled Substance-Second Offense (Marijua-na), a serious misdemeanor, and OWI-

First Offense, a serious misdemeanor, stemming from an investigation by the Forest City Police Dept, Dec. 17, 2013. On the first charge, he was sentenced to serve two days in jail and ordered to pay a $315 fine, applicable surcharges and court costs. On the second charge, Scott was sentenced to serve two days in jail and ordered to pay a $1,250 fine, applicable surcharges and court costs. Scott also pled guilty to Possession of a Controlled Substance-Methamphet-amine (Second Offense), an aggra-vated misdemeanor, stemming from a traffic stop by the Lake Mills Police Dept., Jan. 8, 2014. He was sentenced to serve 180 days in jail, with all but 10 days suspended, and was ordered to pay a $625 fine, applicable surcharg-es and court costs. The fine and sur-charge were suspended. Scott will be on probation for one year and have his license revoked by the DOT. Erin Seberson, 35, Glenville, MN, was sentenced on the charge of Crim-inal Mischief, an aggravated misde-meanor, stemming from an investiga-tion by the Forest City Police Dept., Aug. 10, 2013. Seberson was granted a deferred judgment and was ordered to pay a $625 civil penalty, court costs, and victim restitution. She will be on probation for one year. Adam Shores, 22, Leland, pled guilty to OWI-First Offense, a seri-ous misdemeanor, stemming from a traffic stop by the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office, May 24, 2014. He was sentenced to serve two days in jail, and ordered to pay a $1,250 fine, applicable surcharges and court costs. He must follow through with all sub-stance abuse treatment recommenda-tions and will have his license revoked by the DOT. Todd Rietveld, 54, Clarks Grove, MN, was found in contempt of court for a probation violation and was sen-tenced to serve 56 days in jail. Jacob Schimmelpfennig, 27, Woden, was sentenced to serve 30 days in jail

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(Family Features) Haunted with the thought of a ho-hum Halloween? Never fear — trick-or-treaters will want more than just candy once they see your party table. Throw a fabulous Halloween party fit for little goblins or grown-up monsters with some devil-ishly good sweets. Try these easy party ideas from Wilton to make your Halloween spook-tacular: • Add some “pop” to popcorn:Trick out ordinary popcorn into a sweet-and-salty party pleaser. Drizzle on Candy Melts® candy for festive fla-vors, and then capture the Halloween spirit by adding fun sprinkle mixes. • Masquerade cookies: Who saysyou can’t play with your food? Create edible masks with decorated shaped cookies and attach them to cookie sticks with melted Candy Melts candy. Set up a photo station at your party, so guests can take pictures with their cookie mask creations before eating them. • Jack-o’-lanterncakes: Itwouldn’tbe Halloween without carved pump-kins. Make yours edible by baking a delicious pumpkin spice pound cake shaped like a pumpkin. Increase thefun by adding silly icing facial features. • Midnight potions: Spice up thenight with candy corn drinks served in containers guests can devour, making cleanup easy and delicious. Or, toast the night with the Witch’s Brew Mock-tail. For more Halloween ideas and inspi-ration, visit wilton.com.

Masquerade CookiesServings: 2 dozen cookies2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour1 teaspoon baking powder1 teaspoon salt1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, soft-ened1-1/2 cups granulated sugar1 egg1-1/2teaspoonsImitationClearVanil-la Extract1/2 teaspoon Imitation Almond Ex-tractRoyal icingOrange, Black, Green, Lemon Yellow, BrownandVioletIcingColors,asde-siredOrange, Yellow, Orange, Lavender and Black Colored Sugars, as desiredHalloween Jimmies, Nonpareils andIcingDecorations,asdesiredCandy Melts candyCookie sticks Preheat oven to 350°F. Inlargebowl,mixflour,bakingpow-derandsalt.Insecondlargebowl,beatbutter and sugar with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and extracts.Add flourmixture to buttermixture 1 cup at a time, mixing after each addition. Do not chill dough. Di-vide dough into 2 balls. On floured surface, roll each ball into a circle approximately 12 inch-es in diameter by 1/8 inch thick. Dip eye and glasses cookie cutters in flour before each use. Arrange cookies onungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8–11 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned. Cool completely on cooling grid. Decorate as desired using tinted royal icing, colored sugars and Halloween icing decorations. Use melted candy to attach sticks to backs of cookies; chill until set.

Pumpkin Spice PopcornServings: 6 cups6 cups popped kettle corn 2 cups mini pretzel twists1 package (10 ounces) Pumpkin Spice Candy Melts candy1 bottle (2.5 ounces) Pumpkin Mix Sprinkles Spread popcorn and pretzels on parchment paper-lined cookie sheet. In disposable decorating bag, meltcandy in microwave at 50 percent power for 1 minute; remove bag and knead. Continue melting candy for 30-second intervals at 50 percent pow-er until completely melted. Snip off end of bag and drizzle melted candy over popcorn mixture; immediately add sprinkles. Let stand until candy has hardened, about 20 minutes. Break into pieces to serve.

Caramel Apple PopcornServings: 6 cups6 cups popped popcorn, buttered and salted3/4 cup roasted salted peanuts1package(10ounces)CaramelAppleCandy Melts candy 1 bottle (2.5 ounces) Spider Mix Sprin-kles Spread popcorn and peanuts on parchment paper-lined cookie sheet. In disposable decorating bag, meltcandy in microwave at 50 percent power for 1 minute; remove bag and knead. Continue melting candy for 30-second intervals at 50 percent pow-er until completely melted. Snip off end of bag and drizzle melted candy over popcorn. Immediately top withsprinkles. Let stand until candy has hardened, about 20 minutes. Break into pieces to serve.

Pumpkin Pound Cake Servings: 163 cups all-purpose flour1 teaspoon baking powder1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon1/2 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened2 cups granulated sugar4 eggs1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract1-1/4 cups canned 100 percent pump-kin (not pie filling) Preheat oven to 325°F. Prepare Di-mensions Large Pumpkin Pan lightly with vegetable pan spray with flour. Place on baking sheet. In medium bowl, combine flour,baking powder, cinnamon, salt and

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nutmeg.Inlargebowl,beatbutterandsugar with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time,mixing well after each addition; beat in vanilla.Addflourmixture alternatelywith pumpkin; mix well. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 70–80 minutes or until tooth-pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes in pan. Turn onto cooling rack. Cool completely be-fore serving.

Witch’s Brew MocktailServings: 63 cups ginger ale, chilled1-1/2 cups pineapple juice, chilled1/3 cup sweetened lime juice, chilledGreen gel food color or green icing color (optional)Black Colored Sugar Gummy Eyeball Skewers Inlargepitcher,combinegingerale,pineapple juice, sweetened lime juice and, if using, gel food color. To prepare glasses, dip rims of marti-ni glasses in water, then in black sugar.

Fill with drink mixture; add eyeball skewers.

Candy Corn DrinksServings: 81 cup (half of 12-ounce package) Bright White Candy Melts Candy, melted ac-cording to package directions1 cup (half of 12-ounce package) Or-ange Candy Melts Candy, melted ac-cording to package directions1 package (12 ounces) Yellow Can-dy Melts Candy, melted according to package directionsOrange flavored fruit drink, orange, peach or mango juice or other favorite drink Fill disposable decorating bag with melted bright white candy. Divide evenly among cavities of 8-cavity sil-icone shot glass mold, taking care to not get any candy on sides of mold. Repeat process with orange and yellow candy. Refrigerate until candy is set, about 30 minutes. Carefully remove candy glasses from mold and set aside. Fill with orange drink.

Homemade candied apples are a fixture come Halloween. Sweet, de-lectable and very easy to make, these apples are a staple at parties and may even be distributed to trick-or-treat-ers. As anyone who has bit into asticky-sweet candied apple can attest, although delicious, these apples are not exactly a healthy snack. Yet, with a few, easy modifications, it’s possible to improve the nutritional value of candied apples. With ingredients like caramel, marshmallow, chocolate fudge, and sugar, it’s easy to see how candied ap-ples do not embody a healthy treat, despite an apple being underneath all those candy adornments. Try these ideas to increase the nutri-tional value of this beloved treat. · Make your own caramel using condensed milk, brown sugar and butter. By controlling the ingredi-ents, you can avoid extra sugar and any additives in commercially sold caramel toppings. · Use honey for the outer coating of the apple. Then roll it in chopped almonds or granola. · Coat apples with dark chocolate, which contains less sugar than milk chocolate and is packed with anti-oxidants. Sprinkle with dried cran-berries and chopped walnuts. · Substitute actual cinnamon for melted cinnamon candies in reci-pes. Mix powdered cinnamon with a light corn syrup and then dip the apples to coat. · Swirl homemade raspberry jam with an all-natural peanut butter and spread it on the apples for a gourmet take on peanut butter and jelly. · Hazelnut spreads are all the rage right now. Use your favorite choc-olate hazelnut spread on the ap-ples and sprinkle with granola for crunch.

· Drizzle the apples with your sug-ary concoction rather than dipping them to cut down on the sugar. This still provides much flavor but does so without all of the sugar. · Dip apples in melted cheese, like brie or gouda. Sprinkle with bacon bits for a sweet and salty combina-tion. Experiment with your own flavors. Making your own candied apples, rather than purchasing them from stores, enables you to control the in-gredients and how much actual can-dygoesintotherecipe.TF14A585

Traditional candied apple recipes are full of sugar. Experiment with more nutritious ingredients to create healthier apples that still boast a lot of flavor.

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Middle school volleyball teams having good seasonThe North Iowa eighth grade volleyball team, from left: Natasha Droessler, April Soost, Madison Hassebroek, McKenna Larson, Willow Huitt, Sadie Zittritsch, Katelin Adams, Coach Rox Steffensen, Layla Langfald, Paige Pike, Emma Roney, Aleis Hedman, Kiaya Wales, Anna Twait and Lashaya Barclay.

The North Iowa seventh grade volleyball team, front from left: Danessa Bruner, Hannah Main, Chelsey Armstrong, Morgan Boehm, Kylie Buns, Esther Shortenhaus and Kenzy Jensvold. Back row: Cassie Peterson, Ella Hughes, Kaley Julius, Sydney Sabin, Alexa Vrieze, Olivia Larson, Coach Shelby Hanna, Lexi Helland, Brenna Paulson, Sierra Billick, Nicole Kirschbaum, Kelsi Holt and Mckenna Kleveland.

The North Iowa seventh grade girls completed the first half of their vol-leyball season in September. The girls started off with a few weeks of prac-ticeandhadtheirfirstmatchwithWestHancock. “The seventh grade girls are making huge improvements every day and are working very hard. I have 19 girls out this year, and I couldn’t believe the tal-ent these girls have. They have been so fun to coach and have great attitudes,” said Coach Shelby Hanna. The girls have a record of 4-1 after fivegames,withtheirlossagainstBish-

op Garrigan. Serving has been a huge advantage in winning most of the games. In game one against West Hancock, the girls made 41 serves and missed 17. Against Bishop Garrigan, they had 64 good serves and 31 missed. Against Forest City, they made 111 and missed 52. In their game with North Union, they made 109 and missed 20, and against Belmond-Klemme, the seventh graders made 101 serves and missed 18. “Most of the games we have played, we average about seven matches per game, which has been really good for

the girls to get in a lot of playing time since there are so many of them,” said Coach Hanna. Morgan Boehm leads the girls with six kills, Hannah Main withfive,BrennaPaulsonandSydneySabin with four, Lexi Helland with two, and Cassie Peterson with one.

Eighth grade results The eighth grade girls won 3-1 over West Hancock in their opening game of the volleyball season on Thursday, Sept. 11. Set scores were: 21-14, 14-21, 21-14 and 21-18. Top servers were Anna Twait 10/11, Sadie Zittritsch 8/9 and Emma Roney 7/8.

The eighth graders won again on Monday, Sept. 15, as they defeated Bishop Garrigan 6-1. Set scores were: 21-13, 21-5, 21-16, 19-21, 21-15, 21-19 and 21-19. Top servers were Layla Langfald 17/19, Twait 9/12, Madison Hassebroek 11/13 and Kiaya Wales 7/8. They played again on Tuesday, Sept. 16, as they won 5-3 over Forest City. Set scores were: 19-21, 21-15, 21-16, 21-5, 13-21, 21-14, 17-21 and 15-3. Langfald and Natasha Droessler both served 19/20, followed by Katelin Ad-ams 14/17 and McKenna Larson 8/9.

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Ladies compete in final North Iowa Conference tournament The North Iowa Lady Bison headed to Lake Mills on Saturday, Oct. 4, where they faced four opponents in the North Iowa Conference volley-ball tournament. The Lady Bison lost all their matches but won three sets for the day. Matches for the day included a 2-0 loss to Lake Mills, with scores of 21-9 and 21-8. The Lady Bison won one set in a 2-1 loss to West Han-cock, scoring 10-21, 21-18 and 15-9. They went 2-1 against Bishop Gar-rigan, with scores of 21-9, 11-21 and 15-8, and they were also 2-1 against Garner-Hayfield/Ventura,scoring21-16,14-21and15-6. “The conference tournament is always a fun day of volleyball!” said Lady Bison Head Coach Sharla Hassebroek. “We played well most of the day. It was exciting to beat Bishop Garrigan and GHV one game each, as we had not beaten them yet this season. The improvement the girls have shown is pretty awesome! But, losing to West Hancock was disappoint-ing for the team. “We compare our team to a roller coaster – many great and exciting ups andsomedifficultandnotexcitingdowns,”saidCoachHassebroek.“Wewould like to get off the roller coaster and stay steady, playing solid vol-leyball. It was a bittersweet day, knowing that it may have been the last conference tournament of that kind for our conference, as we are going to a Super Conference next year.” North Iowa had a few days off before heading to St. Ansgar last Thurs-day,Oct.9foradualagainsttheSaints.TheLadyBisonwonthefirstsetbut ultimately lost the match 3-1, scoring 25-20, 23-25, 17-25 and 18-25. Rachel Hassebroek led North Iowa in kills with four, followed by Ken-dall Melz and Rebecca Murray with three each. Murray served 19/21 with two aces, and Melz served 14/14 with one ace. Rachel Hassebroek and Ashley Huntington each made 11 digs, and Melz had four blocks. “Both teams were evenly matched and played well,” said Coach Has-sebroek. “Our girls came out hitting hard and hustling, and we won the firstgame.WegotbehindinthesecondgamebutbattledbackwithBeccaMurray serving seven in a row for us – bringing us within a point or two – but we just ran out of steam and lost 23-25. We fought hard the last two games but just couldn’t get it done. “The girls are playing their best volleyball right now, and I hope we can carry this momentum into the last few regular season games and into Regional play!” added Coach Hassebroek. The Lady Bison open the Re-gional tournament next Tuesday, Oct. 21 as they host Northwood-Kensett in Buffalo Center.

The eighth graders closed the week by going 4-3 over North Union on Thursday, Sept. 18. Scores were 26-24, 25-15, 23-25, 1-25, 17-25, 25-8 and 25-21. Top servers were Roney 38/38 and April Soost 20/21. Next up was Belmond-Klemme, who the Lady Bison defeated 4-3 on Sep-tember 25. Set scores were: 21-17, 13-21, 21-6, 15-21, 21-11, 11-21 and 10-6. Top servers were Roney 18/21, Soost 8/8 and Paige Pike 9/11. The eighth graders faced West Han-cock again on Monday, Sept. 29, re-sulting in a 6-1 win. Set scores were: 21-12, 21-10, 21-13, 16-21, 21-13, 21-

12 and 21-13. Top servers were Lang-fald 12/14, Zittritsch 9/10, Hassebroek 10/13 and Droessler 8/10. Last Thursday, Oct. 8, the eighth graders played at Bishop Garrigan, where they beat the Golden Bears again by margin of 4-2. Set scores were: 13-21, 19-21, 21-18, 21-19, 21-5 and 21-18. Top servers were Langfald 12/14, Larson 13/13, Roney 10/11, Hasse-breoek 10/13 and Droessler 5/5, “The girls continue to improve every match we play,” said Coach Rox Stef-fensen. “It is great to see them setting up the ball and having fun while they play.”

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Jordan Boekelman runs the ball for the Bison as they hosted the Rockford Warriors in a JV football match last week.

Noah Paulson brings down the Rockford ball carrier during a JV match last Monday, Oct. 6 in Buffalo Center.

A 9-pin, four person team bowling tournament was held at Buffalo Lanes on Saturday, Sept. 20, to raise money for cancer research. The event was sponsored by the Angels Among Us Relay for Life team. Joining in the fun were league and non-league bowl-ers making up nineteen teams from all over the area. Other fun events going on during the tournament were the colored head pin challenge, door priz-es, raffle prizes, 50/50 raffle, and a pork loin sandwich meal. More than $2,500 was raised for the American Cancer Soci-ety in the fight against cancer. The Angels Among Us team members plan to make this an annual event.

The North Iowa Bison picked up an-other big win last Friday night in dis-trict football action, as they defeated the Riceville Wildcats 50-14 in Ricev-ille. The Wildcats led off the scoring on a three-yard touchdown run by Jake Kraft, but the point after failed. North Iowa tied the game up in the first quar-ter with a three-yard touchdown run by Noah Paulson. The Bison’s point after attempt was no good. North Iowa took the lead in the sec-ond quarter with a 39-yard touchdown pass from Spencer Armstrong to Trev-or Aukes. The PAT run by Armstrong was good. Armstrong went on to run in a three-yard touchdown later in the quarter, and his PAT pass to Aukes was also good; giving the Bison a 22-6 ad-vantage at halftime. The Bison scored two touchdowns in the third quarter, starting with a 10-yard touchdown run and a successful point after run by Armstrong. Paulson then connected with Josiah Beenken on a 10-yard touchdown pass, while the point after was no good. Riceville reached the Bison end zone again with a one-yard touchdown run by Kraft, who also ran in the two extra points. North Iowa put the game away in the fourth quarter with two more touch-downs. Alex Paulson caught a 15-yard touchdown pass from Armstrong, and Armstrong’s PAT run was good. Arm-strong then went on a 59-yard touch-down run to cap off the 50-14 win. “Definitely a big win for us,” said Bison Head Coach Don Anderson. “We started poorly defensively but an-swered their opening touchdown drive with one of our own. We ran the ball pretty well throughout the game with a variety of running backs – Armstrong, Aukes and Boehm. Obviously, our of-fensive line did a very good job with Alex Paulson, Josh Mathahs, Hunter Gelhaus, Steve Milbrandt and Garret Walsh up front. “Also, we were very efficient in the passing game, with both Noah Paulson and Spencer Armstrong playing QB,” said Anderson. “Spencer had an excel-lent game; he ran the ball with some authority and made some big plays. Noah had a fine game at QB for his first real time playing that much at the varsity level. Our special teams were pretty good. Hunter Gelhaus did a fine job kicking the ball, Josh Mathahs had an excellent punt, and we covered kicks well. This victory means we still

have a shot at the State Playoffs.”

North Iowa 6 16 14 14 50Riceville 6 0 8 0 14 Wildcats BisonPasses attempted 14 6 Completed 3 3 Yards gained 32 59Rushing plays 46 52 Yards gained 211 281Total yards 243 340

RUSHING Spencer Armstrong 26/190, Trev-or Aukes 13/51, Jesse Boehm 10/41, Noah Paulson 1/3, Austin Haisman 2/-4

PASSING Spencer Armstrong 4/2/54, Noah Paulson 2/1/5

RECEIVING Trevor Aukes 1/39, Alex Paulson 1/15, Josiah Beenken 1/5

SCORING Spencer Armstrong 18 rushing pts and 6 2-pt conv. pts, Trevor Aukes 6 receiving pts and 2 2-pt conv. pts, Josiah Beenken 6 receiving pts, Alex Paulson 6 receiving pts, Noah Paulson 6 rushing pts

KICKOFFS Hunter Gelhaus 8/286

KICKOFF RETURNS Alex Paulson 1/8

PUNTING Josh Mathahs 1/36

PUNT RETURNS Spencer Armstrong 1/2

INTERCEPTIONS Spencer Armstrong 1

TACKLES Solo/assist: Hunter Gelhaus 2/11, Alex Paulson 4/8, Hunter Gelhaus 3/9, Jesse Boehm 2/7, Trevor Aukes 4/3, Spencer Armstrong 2/3, Steven Mil-brandt 0/4, Josiah Beenken 1/2, Col-in Weaver 0/2, Thomas Blodgett 0/1, Cam Hepperly 0/1, Drew Jensen 0/1

District 3 Standings District OverallJanesville 5-0 7-0Clarksville 4-1 6-1Northwood-Kensett 4-1 4-3Tripoli 3-2 4-3North Iowa 3-2 4-3Rockford 1-4 1-6CAL 0-5 0-7Riceville 0-5 0-7

DISTRICT RESULTS 10-10-14Clarksville 61, CAL 29Janesville 45, Northwood-Kensett 20North Iowa 50, Riceville 14Tripoli 36, Rockford 26

DISTRICT MATCHES 10-17-14CAL at North IowaJanesville at ClarksvilleRiceville at RockfordTripoli at Northwood-Kensett

Bison top Wildcats 50-14

Nineteen teams took part in the 9-pin bowling tournament fundraiser at Buffalo Lanes on September 20.

The purpose of the tournament was to raise funds for the American Can-cer Society and for all participants to have fun doing it. By the comments from the participants that day, the goals were met. Although scoring was not emphasized, the team rolling the highest score was the Extreme Em-broidery team, from left: Eric Cox, Nate Lemmon, sponsor Darlene Weber of Extreme Embroidery, Britt, Dave Spencer, and Stan Wright.

Tournament raises $2,500 for cancer research

Runners take seven medals at Eagle Grove The North Iowa Cross Country teams competed in the Dick Bell In-vitational at Eagle Grove on Tuesday, Oct. 7, where seven of the local runners earned medals. Connor Smith was the meet champion for the boys as he led his team to a fifth place finish with 122 points. Sam Hassebroek and Kam Rohwed-der also medaled for the Bison. Madi Blodgett led the girls’ team with a second place medalist finish, as the Lady Bison placed third with 81 points. Brooke Hovland, Christa Miller and Samantha Sevley earned medals, as well. “We’ve been battling the illness bug as of late, so despite not being at 100%, I was very pleased with the performances,” said North Iowa Head Coach Jon Potter. “The girls’ team got an excellent preview of what district competition will be like. They faced three ranked 1A schools and some other quality programs. Finishing third and being within four points of second is a real positive,” said Potter. “Madi kept contact with the lead pack and ran down the second place girl with 200m to go – she showed tremendous perseverance throughout the race. Brooke had missed a week plus of real training due to pneumonia, so she was conservative early in the race but performed exceptionally well, all things considered. Both Christa and Sam placed well and solidified our teams third place finish with their medalist performances. “On the boys’ side, Connor executed an exceptional race plan maintain-ing contact distance with the lead runner and closing exceptionally well down the back 1200m to take his second meet title in his high school ca-reer,” continued Coach Potter. “Sam and Kam both went out aggressively and maintained placing in the middle of the race; this paid dividends with both earning medalist honors in a quality field. “With the conference and state qualifying meets fast approaching, the cross country team would like to encourage as many people as possible to come out and support us in our most important meets of the year,” said Potter. The conference meet will be held in Belmond this Thursday, Oct. 16, starting at 4:30 p.m. The state qualifier will be held in Nashua next Thurs-day, Oct. 23, beginning at 4:00 p.m.Varsity Girls Madison Blodgett [16:54 /2nd (medalist)], Brooke Hovland [17:40/11th (medalist)], Christa Miller [17:59/16th (medalist)], Samantha Sevley [18:14/19th (medalist)], Megan Davis [19:52/33rd], Tiarra Jensvold [21:35/47th], Kayla Limberg [22:00/49th]Varsity Boys Connor Smith [16:45/1st (meet champion)], Sam Hassebroek [18:35/12th (medalist)], Kameron Rohwedder [18:39/15th (medalist)], Taylor Ostermann [23:07/45th], Andy Evans [31:00/49th]

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Fall Fitness Day at North IowaNorth Iowa Elementary kids, along with some of their parents, enjoyed a nice afternoon last Friday, Oct. 10 as they walked on the track at Bison Field for Fall Fitness Day. The annual event, organized by Live Healthy Iowa, was held in conjunction with International Walk to School Day. The purpose of Fall Fitness Day is to get students active and educate them on the importance of physical activity.

North Iowa Community Schools hosted the annual Punt, Pass & Kick competition last Tuesday, Oct. 7 at the school playground. The competi-tion was open to boys and girls ages 6-14, and the top three winners in each division will be recognized during halftime of the varsity home football game this Friday night, Oct. 17 at Bi-son Field. Farmers Trust & Savings Bank will once again sponsor trophies for the first place finishers and medals for second and third place. Winners of this year’s competition include:

Age 6 Girls: 1st-Maci Eisele, 2nd-Mylie Hinders, 3rd-Sylvia Christ Boys: 1st-Krystian Hardes, 2nd-Walker Johnson, 3rd-Ethan Hi-dalgo

Age 7 Girls: 1st-Ebony Olson, 2nd-Jenna Daniels, 3rd-Jennifer Lopez Xala Boys: 1st-Jamison Kramersmeier, 2nd-Chance Beck, 3rd-Aaron Cook

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Age 9 Girls: 1st-Samantha Smidt, 2nd-Alayna Myer, 3rd-Madelyn Christ Boys: 1st-Hayden Meinders, 2nd-Brogyn Greensky, 3rd-Noah Hofmann

Age 10 Girls: 1st-Ariana Wales, 2nd-Jaidyn Elder, 3rd-Elise Hinders Boys: 1st-Logan Knudson, 2nd-Devin Keil, 3rd-Brock Roney

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Rebecca Meyering makes a kick as she takes part in the Punt, Pass & Kick competition.

Caleb Cooper prepares to throw a pass during last week’s Punt, Pass & Kick contest at the school.

Punt, Pass & Kick awards to be presented Friday

Age 11 Girls: 1st-Leah Kramersmeier, 2nd-Hannah Boekelman, 3rd-Laura Wubben Boys: 1st-Cadin Fleener, 2nd-Logan Sabin, 3rd-Max Schaefer

Age 12 Girls: 1st-Brenna Paulson, 2nd-Me-gan Mitthun, 3rd-Cassandra Peterson Boys: 1st-Hunter Meinders, 2nd-Cody Smidt, 3rd-Israel Salas

Age 13 Girls: 1st-Morgan Boehm, 2nd-Paige Pike, 3rd-Sierra Billick Boys: 1st-Isaiah Walk, 2nd-Joey Goetz, 3rd-Kevin Hassebroek

Age 14 Girls: 1st-Anna Twait, 2nd-Katelin Adams, 3rd-Selena Sanchez Boys: 1st-Logan Leesch, 2nd-Nick Sabin, 3rd-Steven Rodriguez

program will mean for them under possible future scenarios. The new tools are now available at www.fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc. USDA provided $3 million to the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri and the Agricultural and Food Policy Center (AFPC) at Texas A&M (co-leads for the National Association of Agricul-tural and Food Policy), along with the University of Illinois (lead for the National Coalition for Producer Edu-cation) to develop the new programs. “We’re committed to giving farm-ers as much information as we can so they can make an informed decision between these programs,” said Vil-sack. “These resources will help farm owners and producers boil the infor-mation down, understand what their options are, and ultimately make the best decision on which choice is right for them. We are very grateful to our partners for their phenomenal work in

developing these new tools within a very short time frame.” As of Monday, Sept. 29, farm own-ers may begin visiting their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) offic-es if they want to update their yield history and/or reallocate base acres, the first step before choosing which new program best serves their risk management needs. Letters sent this summer enabled farm owners and producers to analyze their crop plant-ing history in order to decide whether to keep their base acres or reallocate them according to recent plantings. The next step in USDA’s safety net implementation is scheduled for this winter when all producers on a farm begin making their election, which will remain in effect for 2014-2018 crop years between the options of-fered by ARC and PLC. For more information, visit www.usda.gov/farmbill

Winnebago County Extension will host an Aquatic, Forest and Right-of-Way Continuing Instructional Course (CIC) for commercial pes-ticide applicators on Wednesday, Oct.15. The course will take place at the Extension office in Thompson from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. There is a fee for registration. The 2014 course will provide continuing instructional credits for commercial and public pesticide applicators certified in categories 2 (Forest Pest Control), 5 (Aquatic Pest Control), 6 (Right-of-Way Pest Control), and 10 (Demonstration and Research). Topics to be covered are

effects of pesticides on groundwater and non-target organisms, phytotox-icity, pesticide stewardship, right-of-way weed control, forest weed control, aquatic pest control, ash tree inspections, and emerald ash borer treatment options. To register or to obtain additional information about the CIC, contact Valarie at the Winnebago County Extension office by phoning 641-584-2261. Additional information and registration forms for this and other courses offered through the PME Program can be accessed at www.extension.iastate.edu/PME

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Tulips may bring thoughts of warm weather, spring, new life -- even a sense of renewal. But to enjoy tulips in spring, the best time to act is now. Tulips and other spring-flowering bulbs should be planted in October, giving them enough time to establish themselves for spring growth. Here are some tips from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach horticulturists on the best way to plant spring flowers this fall. To have addi-tional questions answered, contact the ISU Hortline at 515-294-3108 or [email protected]. When is the best time to plant tu-lips? October is the ideal time to plant tulips, daffodils and other spring-flow-ering bulbs in Iowa. When planted in October, spring-flowering bulbs have sufficient time to develop a good root system before the ground freezes in winter. If the ground isn’t frozen, tulips and other spring-flowering bulbs can be planted as late as late November/early December. What are good planting sites for tu-lips? Tulips perform best in full sun. Planting sites should receive at least six hours of direct sun per day. Tulip bulbs also need a well-drained, fertile soil. How deep should I plant tulips? Plant spring-flowering bulbs at a depth equal to three to four times their maximum bulb diameter. Accordingly, tulips and daffodils should be planted 6 to 8 inch-es deep, crocuses and grape hyacinths 3 to 4 inches deep. Large bulbs, such as tulips and daffodils, should be spaced 6 inches apart. A 3-inch-spacing is ade-quate for crocuses, grape hyacinths and other small bulbs. What is the proper way to plant tu-lips? Plant tulips and other spring-flow-

Yard and Garden: Properly Planting Tulips in Fall

ering bulbs in clusters or groups to achieve the greatest visual impact in the garden. When planting tulips and daffodils, plant 10 or more bulbs of the same variety in an area. Smaller grow-ing plants, such as grape hyacinths and crocuses, should be planted in clusters of 25 or more bulbs. Which are the best tulips for peren-nializing? Most modern tulip cultivars bloom well for only three or four years. However, there are some tulip types (classes) that bloom well over a lon-ger period. Darwin hybrid tulips are generally the longest blooming hybrid tulip. Darwin hybrid tulips are prized for their large, brilliant flowers. Flow-ers are available in shades of red, pink, orange, yellow and white. Blooms are borne on stems that are up to 30 inch-es tall. Darwin hybrid tulips bloom in mid-season. Fosteriana tulips also perennialize well. They are noted for their large, elongated flowers. Flow-ers appear in early spring on 10- to 20-inch-tall stems. Foliage is typically green or gray-green. However, a few cultivars have mottled or striped foli-age. Fosteriana tulips also are known as Emperor tulips. Species tulips are generally the longest lived tulips. Some naturalize when given favorable grow-ing conditions. Species tulips include wild tulip species and cultivars devel-oped from these wild species. Species

tulips are usually smaller than modern tulips. They also have smaller flowers. Species tulips are excellent choices for rock gardens and in the front of beds and borders. They sometimes are re-ferred to as botanical tulips.

LOCAL NEWS Buffalo Center (Iowa) Tribune12 • Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014

Creatures of the Night at Thorpe Park Just in time for Halloween, the Win-nebago County Conservation Board will present a program on Creatures of the Night. The program will be held at the Thorpe Park shelter house on Thursday evening, Oct. 30, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Families are invited to bring the kids to learn about some of the fascinating critters that inhabit the night, such as bats, owls, coyotes, and raccoons. Of course, adults without kids are also welcome to come enjoy the festivities and learn about Iowa’s nocturnal wild-life. The program will last about 45 min-utes and will include such things as furs, skulls, a bat skeleton, and mount-ed owls. Kids are welcome to come dressed in their Halloween costumes, and there will be Halloween candy and other refreshments available, as well as fun handouts for the kids to take home with them. The program will be free, and no preregistration is required. For more information about Crea-tures of the Night, people can contact Winnebago County Naturalist Lisa Ralls at 641-565-3390 or at [email protected]

Independent Senate candi-date plans stop in Forest City Rick Stewart, independent candi-date for U.S. Senate, will stop in For-est City next week on his “Let’s Talk, Iowa” 99 county tour. Stewart will visit with voters near the courthouse in Forest City on Tuesday, Oct. 21 from 12-1 p.m. Stewart previously traveled to all 99 Iowa counties on his bicycle. “An overriding theme I heard on my bi-cycle tour is that Iowans are tired of politicians speaking to each other via advertisements. They want us to sit down and talk - real Iowa, real Amer-ica, issues - face to face - as civilized adults,” said Stewart.

Quasqui committee seeks all-school reunion volunteers There are tentative plans for an all-school reunion during the Quas-quicentennial celebration in Buffalo Center on July 1-2, 2017. The Quas-qui committee has been working on events for this date and is seeking vol-unteers to chair the all-school reunion part of the weekend. It should be noted that the reunion would not be as extensive as the one in 2004, since the time is limited and many other activities are also planned, but there is some planning that should be done. Anyone who would be will-ing to be on this committee is asked to contact Betty Davids at [email protected] or call 888-562-2929.

Monarch conservation highlights Refuge Week at Union Slough

Voter pre-registration deadline approaching

Mosquito/Public Health PestManagement Course offered

Janice Beck Stock of Titonka has written about Iowa in several books.

Author shares “Amazing Iowa” discoveries Did you know that the town of Ban-croft was named after a historian who acknowledged the honor by giving the town fifty books as the nucleus for their library? Or that Harriet Hilliard, later to become the Harriet Nelson sit-com mother of two boys named David and Ricky, was born in Des Moines in 1907? These facts come from one of four books by Janice Beck Stock, written about her native state. The Buffalo Center Historical Soci-ety is hosting a program on October 26, at 2 p.m., with Jan Stock as the guest speaker. She will discuss what she has learned about our “Amazing Iowa.” Jan is a fifth generation Iowan, a graduate of Iowa State University,

and has lived in the Titonka area for more than 37 years. Through the re-search she has done on her books, she has learned many fascinating and lit-tle-known facts about Iowa and will share them on Sunday, October 26, at the Heritage Town Center in Buffalo Center. Following her talk, several Century Farm owners will acknowledge their honor and tell a little bit about the his-tory of their farms. This will also be the last chance to view the present exhibit in the Heri-tage Museum entitled “Down on the Farm”, which features beautiful col-ored photographs of the barns of the area. Autumn desserts will be served, and the event is free to attend.

The Friends of Union Slough Na-tional Wildlife Refuge cordially invite the public to celebrate National Wild-life Refuge Week on Saturday, Oct. 18th from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at the Refuge Office. The morning’s activities will be fo-cused on monarch butterfly conserva-tion. Learn all about monarchs – from their fascinating metamorphosis to their spectacular migration to Mexi-co each winter. Monarch populations have declined nearly 90% in the past twenty years. Discover the reasons for the decline and what you can do to re-verse it. Each attendee will receive a free packet of native wildflower seeds to start their own butterfly garden. In ad-dition, there will be a variety of crafts

and children’s stories involving butter-flies. Visitors are invited to enjoy the Office’s wildlife displays, visit with Refuge staff and Friends of Union Slough representatives, as well as en-joy some donuts, coffee and juice. Also, in celebration of National Wildlife Refuge Week, the Refuge’s auto tour route will be open from sun-rise to sunset each day from Saturday, Oct. 11 through Sunday, Oct. 19. The best wildlife viewing occurs during the morning and late afternoon. Anyone with questions may call the Refuge at 515-928-2523. Union Slough NWR is located six miles east of Bancroft on County Road A-42. Union Slough NWR and the Friends of Union Slough NWR can also be found on Facebook.

Karla Weiss, Commissioner of Elec-tions for Winnebago County reminds voters that the voter pre-registration deadline for the November 4 Gener-al Election is October 25 at 5:00 p.m. Voters may register in the Auditor’s office during regular office hours, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The office will be open Sat-urday, Oct. 25 until 5:00 p.m. Additional hours open: • Saturday, Oct. 25, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. – Deadline to register and be list-ed in the Election Day registers. • Friday, Oct. 31, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00

p.m. – Deadline to request an absentee ballot by mail. • Saturday, Nov. 1, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. – Voter registration, in-person voting and returning absentee ballots. • Monday, Nov. 3, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. – Voter registration, in-person voting and returning absentee ballots. • Tuesday, Nov. 4, 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. – Return absentee ballot to Audi-tor’s office. Questions regarding absentee voting and pre-registration deadlines may be directed to the Auditor’s office at 641-585-3412.

Absentee ballots available for the General Election Absentee ballots for the November 4 General Election are now available in the Winnebago County Auditor’s Office. Voters may register and vote in the Auditor’s office during regular office hours, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Each request for an absentee ballot must contain one voters name, resi-dent address, and mailing address (if different from the resident address), date of birth, election requesting the absentee ballot for and signature of the person requesting a ballot. State forms

can be downloaded from the Secretary of State website: sos.iowa.gov/elec-tions/electioninfo/absenteeinfo.html. If you are requesting a ballot by mail, it must be received no later than Friday, Oct. 31st at 5:00 p.m. This en-ables the Auditor’s office to mail the ballots in a timely manner. Send writ-ten requests to the Auditor’s office, 126 S. Clark Street, Forest City, IA 50436. Questions regarding absentee voting may be directed to the Auditor’s office at 641-585-3412.

Dozens of wood carvings by local artist Jim Meyering are on display at the Buffalo Center Public Li-brary.

Vonnie Pilgrim Bosma, Ray Bosma and Elaine Price visit with artist Jim Meyering during the reception at the Buffalo Center Public Library last Tuesday morning, Oct. 7. Meyering is the second artist to be featured in the library’s local artist series.

Jim Meyering explains his technique for making the eyes on a carving look realistic, as a group of North Iowa students stopped to see his display at the library last week.

Carvings by local artist on display at BC Library

Pam Angstman, member of the Heritage Town Center Committee, informs shoppers at the expo of the quilt being raffled to help raise money for the Heritage Town Center.

The Grant Gleaners 4-H Club served lunch to hungry shoppers as a fundraiser at the Holiday Shop-ping Expo on Saturday, Oct. 11.

The Winnebago County Extension Office will host a Mosquito/Public Health Pest Management Continuing Instructional Course (CIC) for com-mercial pesticide applicators Thurs-day, Oct. 23. The session runs from 9 to 11:30 a.m., and there is a fee for registration. The 2014 course will provide con-tinuing instructional credit for com-mercial pesticide applicators certified in categories 7D (Community Insect Management), 8 (Public Health Pest

Control), and 10 (Demonstration and Research). The course will cover topics such as an update on laws and regulations; effects on groundwater and other non-target sites; pesticide toxicity and exposure; pesticide stew-ardship; and an update on mosquitoes, ticks, and other public health pests. To register or to obtain additional information about the CIC, contact Valarie at Extension Office by calling 641-584-2261.

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